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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2015.16.9.5968

The Influence of Organizational Collectivism and Individualism on Affective Commitment: Comparative Study of Korea and China  

Han, Su Jin (Division of Business Administration, Hoseo University)
Gao, Aina (WooriByul)
Kang, Sora (Division of Business Administration, Hoseo University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.16, no.9, 2015 , pp. 5968-5981 More about this Journal
Abstract
In Korean companies, traditional collectivism have been merged into individualism caused by meritocracy. In order to better understanding about change of cultural characteristics, we examine the relationship between collectivism / individualism and person-environment fit. The data was obtained from 203 employees working in 5 Korean company and 173 employees in 4 companies in China. Results confirmed that collectivism increases employee's person-environment fit (person-organization, person-supervisor, person-coworker) and further leads to high levels of affective organizational commitment. The moderating roles that individualism play upon the relationships between collectivism and person-environment fit (person-organization, person-supervisor, person-coworker) were also investigated. Results confirmed that individualism enhance the impact collectivism has upon person-environment fit. In addition, this study found the significantly difference between Korea and China in effect of collectivism on person-environment fit. Lastly, the study also has explored theoretical and practical implications and the limitations of this research as well as the future directions of research.
Keywords
Collectivism; Individualism; Person-Environment fit; Person-Organization fit; Person-Supervisor fit; Person-Coworker fit; Affective commitment; Comparative study;
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